Ash & Adam’s GOBSMACKED
Play it on: PC
Current goal: Clear the first run of levels!
When I’m not toiling away in the Kotaku mines, I desperately try to have time to add reviews to my project, Buried Treasure, where I write about indie games that haven’t received the coverage they deserve. One game I’m currently plugging away at, while hoping in the meantime it gets some widespread attention, is Ash & Adam’s GOBSMACKED. It’s a very silly name for an extremely good and silly game, a roguelite series of teeny first-person arenas in which you need to kill all the robotic enemies, gathering upgrades and buying improvements between each level, and trying to reach as far as possible.
It’s fast and daft and very fun, and the art is fantastic. I’m rubbish at it, but hope to improve with practice—and indeed with the permanent upgrades bought between attempts. Oh my, the grappling hook is the best. — John Walker
